Computer-Assisted Segmentation of Videocapsule Images Using Alpha-Divergence-Based Active Contour in the Framework of Intestinal Pathologies Detection by L. Meziou, A. Histace, F. Precioso, O. Romain, X. Dray, B. Granado, B. J. Matuszewski

“…Visualization of the entire length of the gastrointestinal tract through natural orifices is a challenge for endoscopists. …”
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Les effets écologiques d’un programme de restauration hydrologique d’une rivière artificialisée by Sabine Mannes, Christopher-Thomas Robinson, Urs Uehlinger, Thomas Scheurer, Johannes Ortlepp, Uta Mürle, Peter Molinari

“…The natural flow regime of many rivers on the globe has been altered by regulation, strongly influencing river morphology and aquatic biota. …”
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Non-oscillatory central schemes for the Saint-Venant system by Rooholah Abedian

“…The proposed method combines a Runge-Kutta scheme for accurate time integration and the natural continuous extension method for spatial discretization. …”
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The Criticism of Standard and the Standard of Criticism by Gholamreza Fadaie

“…Criticism is a natural and humane phenomenon, and it originates from human’s willingness to freedom. …”
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Surface Modification of Biomaterials: A Quest for Blood Compatibility by Achala de Mel, Brian G. Cousins, Alexander M. Seifalian

“…These implants when in contact with blood face a challenge to oppose the natural coagulation process that becomes activated. …”
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De la « déportation-abandon » à la réintégration des « ex-koulaks » : les modulations de la répression à l’égard des paysans soviétiques (1930-1948) by Hélène Mondon

“…In 1930 and 1931, more than one million eight hundred thousand peasants were sent into internal exile, becoming Stalin’s first « special settlers ».In 1930, the Soviet Northern territory was chosen to be the laboratory of this repressive and social experimentation on human beings that obliged thousands of peasant families to extract the natural resources of these frozen hinterlands. They had to remain durably in the so-called « special villages » built for their rehabilitation.This paper, based on archival materials combined with survivors’ stories, throws new light on the fate of peasant families in the North, their survival strategies when facing the most horrific first years of repression, as well as their strategies of adaptation and rehabilitation within society from the second half of the 1930s on. …”
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Eggshell waste as a promising adsorbent for phosphorus recovery from wastewater: A review by Protima Sarker, Xin Liu, Md Shiblur Rahaman, Masahiro Maruo

“…Eggshell waste is a good natural source of calcium, which is an effective adsorbent for phosphate removal. …”
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Community-acquired lower respiratory tract infection due to Serratia rubidaea: A rare and opportunistic pathogen by Peetam Singh, Anita Pandey

“…S. rubidaea is rarely described as member of the genus Serratia which is naturally found in the environment including soil and water. …”
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Research on Deformation Characteristics of Geomembrane in Welding of Membrane Faced Rockfill Dam by WU Xiuyu, ZHANG Xianlei, WU Yunyun

“…In order to solve the problem that the roughness and local folds of geomembrane in the meridional and zonal welds affect the welding quality,this paper carries out the experimental study on thermodynamic deformation-temperature rule of HDPE/PE/PVC geomembrane by thermal mechanical analyzer,and reveals the deformation characteristics of geomembrane in welding construction by combining the experimental study with theoretical analysis.The experimental results show that the main cause is the difference between the meridional/zonal deformation,and the essential reasons are the history of temperature stress and the orientation of molecular structure of geomembrane in the production process.After being fully fused and formed by natural cooling under unconstrained conditions,the sample is subjected to deformation-temperature test.The test results verify the rationality of the theoretical analysis.According to the results,this paper proposes to improve the production process by avoiding the orientation of molecular structure,reasonably controlling the cooling temperature rate gradient and appropriately increasing the lap width between the meridional and zonal welds to offset the different deformation caused by the remakable differenence of thermodynamic deformation characteristics.…”
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The impact of political stability on economic growth in OPEC countries by Dhafer Aldabagh, Anas Akram Mohammed Subhi Abbas, Ahmed Taher Kadhim, Ruslan Kalenychenko

“…  Nations endowed with rich natural resources have experienced substantial hindrances to their economic development due to political instability. …”
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Comparative genomic study of the Penicillium genus elucidates a diverse pangenome and 15 lateral gene transfer events by Celine Petersen, Trine Sørensen, Mikkel R. Nielsen, Teis E. Sondergaard, Jens L. Sørensen, David A. Fitzpatrick, Jens C. Frisvad, Kåre L. Nielsen

“…Abstract The Penicillia are known to produce a wide range natural products—some with devastating outcome for the agricultural industry and others with unexploited potential in different applications. …”
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Sodicity and Salinity Hazards in Water Flow Processes in the Soil by R. P. Dhok, A. S. Patil, V. S. Ghole

“…Groundwater is one of the natural resource with the potential for domestic, agricultural and industrial consumption. …”
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A Beginner’s Guide to Water Management — Color by Florida LAKEWATCH

“…However, readers will also learn that most of these changes are the result of natural processes that occur within the watershed. …”
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« Écrans de lumière » : l’art du vitrail dans l’architecture de Frank Lloyd Wright by Claude MASSU

“…Sullivan and his defense of planar decoration, the lessons of Japanese prints and traditional architecture, and the interpretation of organic and natural forms. Forms and functions of stained-glass windows are examined thanks to several examples of Prairie Houses and Californian houses. …”
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Using neuroevolution for designing soft medical devices by Hugo Alcaraz-Herrera, Michail-Antisthenis Tsompanas, Igor Balaz, Andrew Adamatzky

“…However, the field of soft robotics is still young, and designing them often involves mimicking natural organisms or relying heavily on human experts’ creativity. …”
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The KnowWhereGraph ontology by Cogan Shimizu, Shirly Stephen, Adrita Barua, Ling Cai, Antrea Christou, Kitty Currier, Abhilekha Dalal, Colby K. Fisher, Pascal Hitzler, Krzysztof Janowicz, Wenwen Li, Zilong Liu, Mohammad Saeid Mahdavinejad, Gengchen Mai, Dean Rehberger, Mark Schildhauer, Meilin Shi, Sanaz Saki Norouzi, Yuanyuan Tian, Sizhe Wang, Zhangyu Wang, Joseph Zalewski, Lu Zhou, Rui Zhu

“…It includes data from 30 layers on natural hazards (e.g., hurricanes, wildfires), climate variables (e.g., air temperature, precipitation), soil properties, crop and land-cover types, demographics, and human health, various place and region identifiers, among other themes. …”
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Migrant Shepherds: Opportunities and Challenges for Mediterranean Pastoralism by Michele Nori

“…Such migratory flows enable the pursuit, evolution and diversification of an activity increasingly acknowledged as essential to the preservation of the region’s natural and cultural heritage; and yet, it is one that Europeans are practising less and less.Engaging this workforce in the process of adapting and innovating the sector by integrating and empowering them provides the opportunity to help train the shepherds and the breeders of tomorrow. …”
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Introduction of Reclaimed Water Utilization and Progress in Frontier Research in Japan by QI Xiaoyuan, HE Kai, YU Haixia, LIU Bingjun

“…Due to population growth and global warming,the contradiction between the supply and demand of water resources is becoming more and more serious.In recent years,reclaimed water utilization has gained widespread attention globally as a way to alleviate water shortage.Compared with natural water resources,reclaimed water has the advantages of being large and stable in quantity,easy to use,and not being constrained by climatic conditions.If urban wastewater is properly treated and reused,it can alleviate the global water shortage to a large extent.Japan,as one of the early adopters of reclaimed water,has accumulated some experience in wastewater reuse.This paper summarized reclaimed water-related policies,treatment technologies,examples in Japan,and the international standard setting.It also outlined reclaimed water measures and the purpose and basic philosophy behind the related policies in Japan,especially the performance evaluation criteria of reclaimed water treatment technology,so as to provide some reference for the utilization and promotion of recycled water in China.…”
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Towards a Pattern Language Approach to Document Description by Robert Waller, Judy Delin, Martin Thomas

“…We consider some conceptual and technical issues involved in the descriptive study of patterns in naturally-occurring documents, including the challenges involved in building a document corpus.…”
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Intelligent Models and Architectures for Global Learning-Oriented Cooperation by Ana M. Gonzalez de Miguel, Antonio Sarasa-Cabezuelo

“…We use a basic top-down approach to analyze global cooperation, adding more natural intelligence into our models. Then we design, integrate and adapt software architectures to be able to extract the computational requirements of our systems at an appropriate level of abstraction. …”
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